Are we watching the same LOST show?

Does anyone feel as though all of these new temple people brings up a whole new “other” show? Sooooo…. now we have new “others,” old “others” and an “other” Locke. Have the writers gone off the deep end? And what’s with the man in black (now Locke) being the smoke monster? It’s as though they’re writing this off the top of their heads. And all the hype that everything will be explained? Uh, huh. Remember, they didn’t bring Jacob into the scenario until waaaaay into the show. Now they’re bringing in new characters that we’re supposed to believe have always been there? (the temple people).

On nightline the producers explained that the show was running out of steam when Ben took Sawyer, Kate and Jack. Running out of steam? If this new season is a preview of things to come, they ran out steam in Season 5. But, hey. Maybe we’ll get lucky and there will be other “others.” Ya know, like…another ship bringing more “others.” Or a Danish group lands on the island because the Vikings had been there first? So we’ll have statue “others” fighting temple “others” fighting Danish “others” fighting the 815 crash victims. Whew! I suggest we all take notes. Of one thing I’m certain: Sawyer HATES Jack for killing Juliet with his illogical idea to explode the bomb. So now Sawyer will have his “others.”
And Jack will have his “others” and then there are all of the other “others.” And then, another plane crashes or they find another hatch and we begin all over again. Hey, maybe Shannon and Walt and and Michael are all hiding out in some hatch with the priests and the heroin. Let’s hope Charlie finds them or is already there as a ghost with Christian and Claire and Boone. The “Ghost Hatch.” Oh, let’s not forget the French woman and her daughter. They’re there too. Gee, I can’t wait.
BTW: What’s happened with the numbers? Will they EVER be explained? Maybe they’re on the side of the Temple wall and Hurley can freak out again. Anyway, I’ll keep watching, of course. But really. Bringing a bunch of new characters into the last season? It’s like reading a book where the last chapter introduces us to brand new characters. Just isn’t done, writers. The show is confusing enough for the normal viewer. Guess the writers said, “Hey, let’s confuse them some more!”
As for the LAX flashback, flashforward, flashsideways, parallel universe…I really could’ve done without that. It didn’t make sense. Shannon is missing. Jin went backwards to old self. Hurley is now the opposite. Locke is still the same. Charlie is also the same except for wanting to die (he’s still doing heroin; didn’t he learn the first time?) I hope to gawd that we don’t have to watch Kate running around again from the Marshall. Seen it. Been there. Nothing new. I guess we’re either in for another bumpy ride OR… we’re in for another show entirely that ends ubruptly. In any case, I’ll be watching to see how they handle this. I certainly hope they didn’t mess with a good show and go all crazy on us. But, we’ll have to wait and see.

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Mike

A very good episode and a great farewell for Nikki and Paulo (but they don’t beat Eko’s farewell yet… or Charlie’s !)

The Man From Tallahassee
John flashback episodes are always… so sad! What an awfull life this guy had/have/whatever.
Cooper last big con was nice… one killed, one paralyzed.
How come he survived 8floors fall on his back… Well now we know he didn’t.
Jack/Kate repeat all over again! If I am doing what I am doing, it is because I will come back to save you. Until there is nothing to save anymore and Jack wants a reboot.
It’s amazing how much Ben is manipulating John during this episode. But I have always said that John was the most manipulable of the lot. And Ben noticed why… because John is obsessed by his recovery, he thinks he has a new destiny. And so next step in the “let’s manipulate the John Looke”: his father! Who came from a magic box (aka: Tom brought him after visiting Michael)

Spoiler free! (Titles and teasers don’t count.)

I wonder who she meant when she talked about people trying to find out the location set all the time and bringing spoilers… hum…? (did she glare at you?)

Very interesting and fun to listen… wish Jack had been there it would have been also very interesting also!

Looking forward to the other master class.